2022 Kansas City Chiefs season | |
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Owner | Hunt family, primarily Norma Hunt |
President | Mark Donovan |
General manager | Brett Veach |
Head coach | Andy Reid |
Offensive coordinator | Eric Bieniemy |
Defensive coordinator | Steve Spagnuolo |
Home field | Arrowhead Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 14–3 |
Division place | 1st AFC West |
Playoff finish | Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Jaguars) 27–20 Won AFC Championship (vs. Bengals) 23–20 Won Super Bowl LVII (vs. Eagles) 38–35 |
Pro Bowlers | 7
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AP All-Pros | 6
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Team MVP | Patrick Mahomes |
Team ROY | Isiah Pacheco |
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The 2022 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 53rd in the National Football League (NFL), their 63rd overall, their 10th under head coach Andy Reid, and their sixth under general manager Brett Veach. The Chiefs finished the regular season 14–3, improving their win total from the previous season and matching the franchise record for wins.
In the offseason, the Chiefs traded wide receiver Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins. Hill had been with the Chiefs since 2016.[1]
The Chiefs wore a decal with the number 16 on their helmets for the entire season in honor of former Chiefs quarterback and Super Bowl IV MVP Len Dawson, who died on August 24, and wore 16 his entire tenure with the Chiefs. Before the Chiefs first offensive play of the preseason game the following day, the Chiefs lined in a huddle popularized by Dawson where the quarterback stands in front of all other 10 offensive players instead of the quarterback standing in the middle with the players making a circle around him.[2]
After their ninth victory in Week 12 over the Los Angeles Rams, the Chiefs clinched their 10th consecutive winning season, a franchise record. With a Week 15 win over the Houston Texans, they won the AFC West for the seventh consecutive year.[3] It also was the Chiefs' franchise record extending eighth straight year making the playoffs. With a Week 18 win against the Raiders, and the Bills–Bengals game in Week 17 declared a no contest, the Chiefs clinched the top seed in the AFC. The Chiefs hosted their fifth consecutive AFC Championship Game, where they defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23–20. In Super Bowl LVII, the Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38–35. It was the Chiefs' third Super Bowl appearance and second win in four years.
Main article: NFL Top 100 Players of 2022 |
The Chiefs only had three players ranked in the 2022 Top 100 players, their lowest number of selections since 2018. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes was once again the highest ranked player for the Chiefs on the countdown despite dropping 7 places in the rankings.
Rank | Player | Position | Change |
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8 | Patrick Mahomes | Quarterback | ![]() |
10 | Travis Kelce | Tight end | ![]() |
39 | Chris Jones | Defensive tackle | ![]() |
All transactions in this section occurred between the end of the 2021 season (excluding futures contracts which began to be signed following the conclusion of the regular season) and the Chiefs first preseason game.
2022 Kansas City Chiefs Coaching staff changes | |||
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Old coach | Reason | Position | New coach |
Matt House | Hired by LSU | Linebackers | Brendan Daly |
Brendan Daly | Title change | Defensive line coach | Joe Cullen |
Mike Kafka | Hired by New York Giants | Quarterbacks coach | Matt Nagy |
Sam Madison | Hired by Miami Dolphins | Secondary/cornerbacks | N/A* |
Donald D'Alesio | Title change | Defensive assistant | N/A* |
N/A† | Position created | Safeties coach | Donald D'Alesio |
*The Chiefs do not have a coach with this exact title for the 2022 season.
†The Chiefs did not have a coach with this exact title for the 2021 season
Below are players who were on the roster at the end of the 2021 season, but were either released or did not re-sign after their contract expired.
2022 Kansas City Chiefs Players lost | ||
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Player | Position | Reason |
Deandre Baker | CB | Released |
Austin Blythe | G | UFA |
Anthony Hitchens | LB | Released |
Mike Hughes | CB | UFA |
Melvin Ingram | DE | UFA |
Marcus Kemp | WR | UFA |
Kyle Long | G | UFA |
Tyrann Mathieu | S | UFA |
Ben Niemann | LB | UFA |
Dorian O'Daniel | LB | UFA |
Alex Okafor | DE | UFA |
Byron Pringle | WR | UFA |
Jarran Reed | DT | UFA |
Mike Remmers | T | UFA |
Demarcus Robinson | WR | UFA |
Daniel Sorensen | S | UFA |
Charvarius Ward | CB | UFA |
Armani Watts | S | UFA |
Darrel Williams | RB | UFA |
Players signed to futures contracts typically spent most, if not all, if the 2021 season on the Chiefs or another team's practice squad. These contracts are signed after the conclusion of the regular season through the beginning the next league year.
2022 Kansas City Chiefs Futures contracts | |
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Player | Position |
Omar Bayless | WR |
Dicaprio Bootle | CB |
Cortez Broughton | DT |
Matt Bushman | TE |
Shilique Calhoun | LB |
Brandin Dandridge | CB |
Gehrig Dieter | WR |
Austin Edwards | DE |
Chris Finke | WR |
Daurice Fountain | WR |
Jordan Franks | TE |
Josh Gordon | WR |
Darius Harris | LB |
Gary Jennings Jr. | WR |
Roderick Johnson | T |
Devon Key | SS |
Brenden Knox | RB |
Lorenzo Neal | DT |
Josh Pederson | TE |
Cornell Powell | WR |
Mathew Sexton | WR |
Darius Stills | DT |
Mark Vital | TE |
Darryl Williams | C |
Players below played for another team in 2021 and signed with the Chiefs.
2022 Kansas City Chiefs Additions | |
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Player | Position |
Luq Barcoo | CB |
Deon Bush | S |
Jermaine Carter | LB |
Geron Christian | T |
Corey Coleman | WR |
Matt Dickerson | DE |
Carlos Dunlap | DE |
Anthony Gordon | QB |
Devin Gray | WR |
Ronald Jones II | RB |
Azur Kamara | LB |
Evin Ksiezarczyk | T |
Elijah Lee | LB |
Justin Reid | S |
Austin Reiter | C |
JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR |
Taylor Stallworth | DT |
David Steinmetz | T |
Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR |
Listed below are trades were a player was included in the trade.
2022 Kansas City Chiefs Trades | ||
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Team | Received | Compensation |
Miami Dolphins | 1st round selection 2022 draft 2nd round selection 2022 draft 4th round selection 2022 draft 4th round selection 2023 draft 6th round selection 2023 draft |
WR Tyreek Hill |
Houston Texans | CB Lonnie Johnson Jr. | 7th round selection 2023 draft |
Main article: 2022 NFL Draft |
Draft trades
Name | Position | College |
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Mike Caliendo | Guard | Western Michigan |
Jack Cochrane | Linebacker | South Dakota |
Dustin Crum | Quarterback | Kent State |
Jerrion Ealy | Running back | Ole Miss |
Tayon Fleet-Davis | Running back | Maryland |
Nasir Greer | Safety | Wake Forest |
Kehinde Oginni Hassan | Tight end | None |
Gene Pryor | Tackle | Hawaii |
Mike Rose | Linebacker | Iowa State |
Justyn Ross | Wide receiver | Clemson |
Players listed below were signed and released in the offseason before playing for the team.
Name | Position |
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Luq Barcoo | CB |
Shilique Calhoun | LB |
Gehrig Dieter* | WR |
Chris Finke | WR |
Anthony Gordon | QB |
Nakia Griffin-Stewart | TE |
Brenden Knox | RB |
Lorenzo Neal | DT |
Josh Pederson | TE |
Gene Pryor | T |
Matthew Sexton | WR |
Darius Stills | DT |
Mark Vital | TE |
Jonathan Woodard | DE |
*Shortly after his release, Dieter announced his retirement
All transactions below occurred in between the Chiefs first preseason game on August 13 and their first regular season game on September 11.
Name | Position |
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Danny Shelton | DT |
The Chiefs made their first set of roster cut downs on August 16. They made another three cuts on August 23, they also placed two on reserve lists. Their final roster cut, which will be 27 cuts, will occur by August 30. The Chiefs also placed players on reserve lists to meet the roster requirements.
Name | Position |
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Omar Bayless | WR |
Austin Edwards | DE |
Devin Gray | WR |
Gary Jennings Jr. | WR |
Lonnie Johnson Jr. | CB |
Evin Ksiezarczyk | T |
Name | Position |
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Brandin Dandridge | CB |
Derrick Gore | RB |
Nasir Greer | S |
David Steinmetz | T |
Name | Position |
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Zayne Anderson | S |
Matt Bushman | TE |
Dicaprio Bootle | CB |
Mike Caliendo | G |
Jermaine Carter | LB |
Jack Cochrane | LB |
Corey Coleman | WR |
Dustin Crum | QB |
Matt Dickerson | DT |
Jerrion Ealy | RB |
Tayon Fleet-Davis | RB |
Daurice Fountain | WR |
Jordan Franks | TE |
Josh Gordon | WR |
Vitaliy Gurman | T |
Nazeeh Johnson | S |
Roderick Johnson | T |
Azur Kamara | DE |
Devon Key | S |
Elijah Lee | LB |
Kehinde Oginni | DE |
Aaron Parker | WR |
Cornell Powell | WR |
Austin Reiter | C |
Mike Rose | LB |
Danny Shelton | DT |
Taylor Stallworth | DT |
Transactions below occurred after the Chiefs first game on September 11 and through their final game, which includes the playoffs.
Players listed below were elevated using a standard elevation, which allows the Chiefs to add someone to the active roster from the practice squad then move back to the practice squad without needing to clear waivers first. This can only be used a maximum of 3 times per player.
Name | Position | Week(s) used |
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Daurice Fountain* | WR | 1 |
Elijah Lee | LB | 1, 4, 5 |
Matt Ammendola* | K | 2, 3 |
Dicaprio Bootle | CB | 2, 3, 7 |
Matthew Wright | K | 4, 5, 18 |
Zayne Anderson | S | 6, 12, 13 |
Cole Christiansen | LB | 6 |
Marcus Kemp | WR | 7, 11, DR, AC, SB |
Ugo Amadi | S | 10 |
Cornell Powell | WR | 11, 12, 13 |
Ihmir Smith-Marsette | WR | 14, 18, AC |
Danny Shelton | DT | 16 |
Austin Reiter | G | DR, SB |
*No longer on the Chiefs practice squad
Name | Position |
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Dicaprio Bootle* | CB |
Jack Cochrane* | LB |
Nazeeh Johnson* | CB |
Elijah Lee* | LB |
Taylor Stallworth* | DT |
Benton Whitley† | LB |
Brandon Williams* | DT |
*Activated off Chiefs' practice squad
†Signed off of another team's practice squad
Name | Position | Policy violated | Weeks served |
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Willie Gay | LB | Personal conduct | 3–6 |
Frank Clark | DE | Personal conduct | 9–10 |
Name | Position |
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Dicaprio Bootle | CB |
Geron Christian | T |
Chris Lammons | CB |
Elijah Lee | LB |
Taylor Stallworth | DT |
Benton Whitley | DE |
Listed below are trades were a player was included in the trade.
Team | Received | Compensation |
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New York Giants | WR Kadarius Toney | 3rd round selection 2023 draft 6th round selection 2023 draft |
Atlanta Falcons | 7th round selection 2023 draft | CB Rashad Fenton |
Players listed below spent a portion of the season on injured reserve and were activated.
Position | Player | Dated added |
Date activated |
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CB | Trent McDuffie | September 13 | November 1 |
T | Lucas Niang | August 23 (PUP) | November 23 |
TE | Blake Bell | September 5 | December 23 |
WR | Mecole Hardman | November 17 | January 4* |
TE | Jody Fortson | December 23 | January 28 |
RB | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | November 23 | February 6 |
*Hardman was once again placed on injured reserve on February 6.
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 13 | at Chicago Bears | L 14–19 | 0–1 | Soldier Field | Recap |
2 | August 20 | Washington Commanders | W 24–14 | 1–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 25 | Green Bay Packers | W 17–10 | 2–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Bears | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
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Commanders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Chiefs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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*KSHB carries the game locally in Kansas City. However, several other TV stations carry the game across the region. The games are also broadcast on a local station for their opponents as well.
†Provided is the broadcast team for the Chiefs broadcast. Other teams provide their own broadcast team.
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 14 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 44 |
Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
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Chargers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
Colts | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 14 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 41 |
Buccaneers | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 7 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 29 |
Chiefs | 0 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 30 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Chiefs | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 44 |
49ers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Titans | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Chiefs | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Chiefs | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 6 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 30 |
Chargers | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rams | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Chiefs | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
Bengals | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 6 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
Broncos | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
Texans | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
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Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Chiefs | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Chiefs | 6 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
Raiders | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(1) Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | 6–0 | 9–3 | 496 | 369 | W5 |
(5) Los Angeles Chargers | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 2–4 | 7–5 | 391 | 384 | L1 |
Las Vegas Raiders | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | 3–3 | 5–7 | 395 | 418 | L3 |
Denver Broncos | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | 1–5 | 3–9 | 287 | 359 | W1 |
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | 6–0 | 9–3 | .453 | .422 | W5 |
2 | Buffalo Bills | East | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 4–2 | 9–2 | .489 | .471 | W7 |
3 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 3–3 | 8–3 | .507 | .490 | W8 |
4 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .467 | .438 | W5 |
Wild cards | |||||||||||
5[a] | Los Angeles Chargers | West | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 2–4 | 7–5 | .443 | .341 | L1 |
6[a] | Baltimore Ravens | North | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .509 | .456 | L2 |
7[b] | Miami Dolphins | East | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .537 | .457 | W1 |
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8[b] | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .519 | .451 | W4 |
9 | New England Patriots | East | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .502 | .415 | L1 |
10[c][d] | New York Jets | East | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .538 | .458 | L6 |
11[c][d] | Tennessee Titans | South | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .509 | .336 | L7 |
12[c] | Cleveland Browns | North | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .524 | .492 | L1 |
13 | Las Vegas Raiders | West | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .474 | .397 | L3 |
14 | Denver Broncos | West | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .481 | .465 | W1 |
15 | Indianapolis Colts | South | 4 | 12 | 1 | .265 | 1–4–1 | 4–7–1 | .512 | .500 | L7 |
16 | Houston Texans | South | 3 | 13 | 1 | .206 | 3–2–1 | 3–8–1 | .481 | .402 | W1 |
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See also: 2022–23 NFL playoffs |
Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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Wild Card | First-round bye | |||||
Divisional | January 21 | Jacksonville Jaguars (4) | W 27–20 | 1–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
AFC Championship | January 29 | Cincinnati Bengals (3) | W 23–20 | 2–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
Super Bowl LVII | February 12 | vs. Philadelphia Eagles (N1) | W 38–35 | 3–0 | State Farm Stadium | Recap |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Chiefs | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bengals | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
Chiefs | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Main article: Super Bowl LVII |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 38 |
Eagles | 7 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 35 |
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
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